Mason Mount is back in contention for Manchester United as they travel to face Everton in the Premier League this afternoon.

The midfielder has been sidelined since picking up a knock during a friendly against Paris Saint-Germain in early August. His injury was initially described as minor, but has now kept him sidelined for almost a month.

Head coach Michael Carrick, though, has issued a positive update on his condition, saying last week: “Mase (Mount) is back around the group, which was great. Trained this week, so that’s a big positive for us.”

It was something of a surprise to see him left off the team sheet to face Ipswich last time out, but he should be back in the fold for today’s trip across the north-west to face the Toffees.

He enjoyed a healthy relationship with summer signing Andrey Santos in United’s early summer friendlies, and that partnership could get its competitive debut here in a move which would see Youri Tielemans drop to the bench.

Another summer signing in Carlos Baleba might have been expected to start, but he arrived with an ankle injury and is not due to return for another couple of weeks.

Benjamin Sesko featured off the bench against Ipswich, returning from a shin injury sustained last season.

After hitting the Tractor Boys for five, though, Carrick has little inspiration to chop or change.

Matheus Cunha will lead the line again, with the trio of Marcus Rashford, Bryan Mbeumo and the undroppable Bruno Fernandes lining up behind him. Ivorian winger Amad Diallo is ruled out.

Few changes are expected at the rear, either, with Carrick settled on a back four of Diogo Dalot, Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw defending Senne Lammens’ goal.

Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Santos, Mount; Rashford, Fernandes, Mbeumo; Cunha

Diallo, De Ligt, Baleba, Heaton, Ugarte

Date and time: 2pm BST on Sunday, September 6

How to watch: Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League